FLORENCE, S.C. – The Augusta University softball team lost a pair of games to Francis Marion Sunday evening by scores of 19-11 and 5-4.
The Jaguars are now 2-2 on the season while the Patriots improve to 4-0.
Augusta got on the board early in the first inning, scoring on two sac flys from
Paige Patterson and
Bailee Roberts. Francis Marion would score a single run off a double to right field in the bottom of the inning.
A huge second inning saw the home team tack on five more runs. An RBI single from Roberts brought the score to 7-3 at the top of the third inning. Francis Marion's bats exploded in the third and fourth innings, scoring 12 runs.
The Jaguars continued to battle in its last at bat. After a leadoff walk, Roberts ripped a 2 RBI homer over the left field fence. A Patterson double and yet another hit by Roberts aided in Augusta adding 6 runs in in the fifth and final inning.
For the game,
Bailee Roberts led, going 3-for-3 with 6 RBI.
Paige Patterson was 2-for-2 with 3 RBI.
Lauren Evens started in the circle for AU, pitching 2.0 innings before
Alissa Bolinger (1-1) finished her 2.0 innings of work. Maggie MacBrayer rounded out the pitching crew for the day.
In game 2, a 2-RBI double by Lauren Barret opened scoring. Francis Marin answered with a single run in the inning.
After leaving runners on base in the second inning, Francis Marion tacked on two more runs, taking a 3-2 lead. After singling to the pitcher in the fifth,
Lauren Slade stole second. A triple from
Bailee Roberts sent Slade home to even the score.
Lauren Barrett singled on the next at bat to score Roberts and take a 4-3 lead.
The home team evened the score in the bottom of the fifth and a double down the left field line scored the winning run for the patriots.
Ansley Gibson (1-1) went the distance on the mound. She gave up five runs on five hits.
For the game,
Grace Bridges and
Lauren Barrett each had two hits.
The Jaguars return to action Tuesday when they host Newberry. First pitch is at 1:00pm.
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